IUSTOPIA Law Firm
Lawyers and offices in Switzerland
Andrea Pappalardo
Geneva
Contacts:
andrea.pappalardo@iustopia.com
PEC anpappalardo@pec.it
Tel. +41 022 715 09 00
Dir. +41 022 715 09 01
Mob. +41 79 607 96 99
Admitted to practice in Italy and Switzerland (Leghorn Bar, Italy - Attorney registry of the Canton of Geneva, Switzerland)
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Professional experience
Iustopia law firm (founder, 2020)
Mentha Avocats, Geneva (head of the Italian desk, 2015-2020)
Main activities: legal assistance under Swiss and Italian civil law, commercial law, corporate law, maritime law, tourism law, labour law
MSC Cruises SA, Ginevra (Head of the legal affairs, 2008-2015)
Main activities reporting to the CEO: supervision of the company's legal departments and external counsels at a worldwide level, litigation, contracts, counselling to top and middle management, h/24 emergencies handling and crisis management, project leadership, onboard crew training programs
Legal traineeship, Naples (2004-2007)
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Education
Post-graduate Master in EU competition and transport law, University of Udine, Italy (2004)
Law Degree, University of Pisa - Final dissertation on Private Comparative Law: "Analysis of the nature of the damage arising out of mobbing practice under several European and extra-European legislations" (2003)
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Scientific activities
Participation at conferences, round tables, talks and seminars regarding the law of sea, maritime migrations, search and rescue obligation at sea, bio-law, Italian migration abroad; teaching legal Italian
Coordinator of various programs of conferences and seminars
Registered as French-Italian translator before the Italian Consulate in Geneva
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Institutional activities
Chairman of the Com.It.Es (Committee of Italians abroad), Geneva chapter (2015-2020)
Creator, coordinator and active supporter of pro-bono, social and cultural activities, in Italy and Switzerland
Christelle Matthey-Prévot
Geneva
Contactsi:
christelle.matthey@iustopia.com
Tel. +41 022 715 09 00
Christelle Matthey-Prévot is an independent lawyer with a full background in Swiss law. She was admitted to the Bar in March 2017. She advises both individuals and companies by offering relevant, creative and effective solutions.
Before joining IUSTOPIA as a partner, Christelle Matthey-Prévot worked as an associate in several law firms, mainly in the field of labor law and civil litigation in general. She also collaborated as an external investigator with an international organization. During her training, Christelle Matthey-Prévot also worked in the banking sector, as a lawyer and compliance officer respectively.
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With a result oriented attitude and focusing on transactional solutions, Christelle Matthey-Prévot assists you in many areas of law. Her practice focuses on labor law (private and public), civil law, Domestic litigation (separation, divorce), insolvency and bankruptcy, freezing of assets, white collar crime, criminal procedure, commercial and contract law.
Me Matthey-Prévot can assist you before judicial and administrative authorities in the French speaking Switzerland, all the way to the Swiss Federal Supreme Court.
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Affiliations
Geneva Bar Association (OdAGE), Swiss Bar Association (FSA)
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Languages
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French, English​
Laurence Piquerez
Geneva
Contacts:
laurence.piquerez@iustopia.com
Tel. +41 022 715 09 00
Born in 1975, origins in Swiss Jura. Higher education in Switzerland and Australia.
Law degree from the University of Geneva in 1999. Licence delivered by the Canton and Republic of Jura in 2002.
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Independent lawyer since March 2018.
Former law clerk at the Tribunal of Insurances in Luzern.
Former head of the legal department at the Geneva Cantonal Office of Disability Insurance.
Former law clerk of the ‘Chambre’ of Insurances at the Geneva Court of Justice.
From 2011 to 2018, Prosecutor of the Prosecution Ministry of the Republic and Canton of Geneva (head of enquiries with international aspects, including collaboration with numerous foreign authorities as part of international mutual aid in penal matters, member of the Commission on narcotics of the Latin Conference of Swiss prosecutors).
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Her main practice areas are general criminal law and national and international economic law: defence of adult and juvenile defendants, sentence and measures enforcement, assistance to victims in criminal cases, international judicial mutual aid.
Also practices in the areas of social and private insurance law, including civil liability, as well as in general family law.
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Collaborated to the redaction of ‘Procédure pénale suisse’ (Swiss criminal procedure), Gérard PIQUEREZ/Alain MACALUSO, published in 2011.
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Affiliations
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Member of the Swiss Society of criminal law.
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Languages
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French, English, German, Italian.
Thomas Pont
Geneva
Contacts:
thomas.pont@iustopia.com
Tel. +41 022 715 09 00
Education
Thomas Pont holds a Certificate of advanced studies in legal professions. He completed his legal studies in Switzerland, obtaining a Bachelor of Law degree and a Master of Law degree from the University of Geneva.
Professional Experience
Thomas Pont had the opportunity to work as a "juriste auxiliaire" in a Geneva law firm during 2021.
He has been also an administrative assistant at IUSTOPIA Law Firm between December 2021 and March 2023.
Skills
As a trainee lawyer, Thomas Pont supports the firm's lawyers in the various areas of law practiced by IUSTOPIA Law Firm.
Languages
French, English
Lawyers in Italy
Angela Bolognese
Livorno
Education
Angela Bolognese holds a law degree from the University of Naples.
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Professional Experience
Italian qualified lawyer since 1978, Angela Bolognese has been practicing for several years in many areas of Italian civil law as well as Italian bankruptcy law.
Between 1999 and 2019, Angela Bolognese has worked as an honorary judge before the Courts of Leghorn and Florence, as well as mediator and arbiter appointed by several mediation organisms and arbitration chambers in Italy.
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Memberships
Former member of the Naples and Nola Bar Associations.
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Languages
Italian, English
Partnerships
Rocco Travaglino
Naples
Education
Rocco Travaglino holds a law degree from the “Università degli studi Federico II” in Naples (2000).
Following his law training with Prof. Settimio Di Salvo, Rocco Travaglino has become an Italian qualified lawyer in 2004.
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Professional experience
Partner of the law firm Di Salvo-Travaglino since 2005.
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Skills
Civil law, commercial law, corporate law, bankruptcy law, succession law, international private law, advisor of various Italian public administration and entities.
Admitted to practice before the Italian Supreme Court since 2020.
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Languages
Italian